Is it really so difficult to tell a good action from a bad one? I think one usually knows right away or a moment afterward, in a horrid flash of regret. Mary McCarthy actionafterwardbad Change image and share on social
You musn't force sex to do the work of love or love to do the work of sex. Mary McCarthy forcelovemusn Change image and share on social
If someone tells you he is going to make a 'realistic decision', you immediately understand that he has resolved to do something bad. Mary McCarthy baddecisionimmediately Change image and share on social
Europe is the unfinished negative of which America is the proof. Mary McCarthy americaeuropenegative Change image and share on social
Bureaucracy, the rule of no one, has become the modern form of despotism. Mary McCarthy bureaucracydespotismform Change image and share on social
Being abroad makes you conscious of the whole imitative side of human behavior. The ape in man. Mary McCarthy abroadapebehavior Change image and share on social
The suspense of a novel is not only in the reader, but in the novelist, who is intensely curious about what will happen to the hero. Mary McCarthy curioushappenhero Change image and share on social
The theater is the only branch of art much cared for by people of wealth; like canasta, it does away with the brother of talk after dinner. Mary McCarthy artbranchbrother Change image and share on social
I suppose everyone continues to be interested in the quest for the self, but what you feel when you're older, I think, is that you really must make the self. Mary McCarthy continuefeelinterest Change image and share on social